Scientific Research Abstract Components
Title and Author Information
Introduction
Methods
Results
Conclusions/Discussion
PAFP Research Design Poster Scoring Rubric
Title
Should be an accurate summary reflective of your larger project
Should be carefully selected, concise, condensed
Author
First author will make the presentation
First author should be who submits the abstract
Introduction
Several sentences outlining the question this research addresses
First sentence should be as interesting and dramatic as possible
Include a concise review of prior work on the topic, what is known, what remains unknown, and how your project seeks to address those knowledge gaps.
The final sentence should describe the purpose of your research project.
Methods
This section must be scaled down sufficiently to allow the entire abstract to fit into the box, but at the same time it must be detailed enough to judge the validity of the work.
Results
Subjects included and excluded from the study (and why)
The frequencies of the most important outcome variables
If possible, present comparisons of the outcome variables between various subgroups.
Numerical results should include standard deviations or 95% confidence limits and the level of statistical significance. If the results are not statistically significant, present the power of your study (beta-error rate) to detect a difference.
Conclusion
State concisely what can be concluded and its implications; your conclusions must be supported by your data.
Address the generalizability of the results to other populations and any weaknesses of the study.